Writ large. Writ large is a phrase meaning obvious or clear. Writ is an archaic form of ‘written’. So one can understand the idiom writ large as something written largely or magnified. However, it should always be in reference to a specific noun, used after said noun as an appositive, and not as a verbal phrase (e.g., is writ large ).

1 easy to see or understand: Mistrust was writ large on her face. 2 (used after a noun) being a larger or more obvious example of the thing mentioned: The party’s new philosophies are little more than their old beliefs writ large.

writ large meaning: 1. If one thing is another thing writ large, it is similar to it but larger or more obvious: 2. If…. Learn more.

Definition of at-large. : relating to or being a political representative who is elected to serve an entire area rather than one of its subdivisions an at-large city councilor an at-large election.

at large 1. Roaming freely, as of a criminal who has not been caught. The robbery suspect is still at large and is considered very dangerous. 2. As a whole; in general. That change in curriculum has not been accepted by the teachers at large. 3. Representative of the whole, rather than smaller groups, as of certain elected offices. Who has been elected ...

1. archaic or dialect a past tense and past participle of write. 2. writ large plain to see; very obvious. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

Definition of writ. 1 : something written : writing Sacred Writ. 2 a : a formal written document specifically : a legal instrument in epistolary form issued under seal in the name of the English …